---
layout: example
category: example
title: Measure distances
description: 'Click points on a map to create lines that measure distanced using <a href="http://turfjs.org/static/docs/module-turf_line-distance.html">turf.lineDistance</a>.'
---
<style>
.distance-container {
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    left: 10px;
    z-index: 1;
}

.distance-container > * {
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 18px;
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 5px 10px;
    border-radius: 3px;
}
</style>

<div id='map'></div>
<div id='distance' class='distance-container'></div>

<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/turf/v2.0.2/turf.min.js'></script>
<script>
var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
    container: 'map',
    style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v8',
    center: [2.3399, 48.8555],
    zoom: 12
});

var distanceContainer = document.getElementById('distance');

// GeoJSON object to hold our measurement features
var geojson = {
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "features": []
};

// Used to draw a line between points
var linestring = {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
        "type": "LineString",
        "coordinates": []
    }
};

map.on('style.load', function() {
    map.addSource('geojson', {
        "type": "geojson",
        "data": geojson
    });

    // Add styles to the map
    map.addLayer({
        id: 'measure-points',
        interactive: true,
        type: 'circle',
        source: 'geojson',
        paint: {
            'circle-radius': 5,
            'circle-color': '#000'
        },
        filter: ['in', '$type', 'Point']
    });
    map.addLayer({
        id: 'measure-lines',
        type: 'line',
        source: 'geojson',
        layout: {
          'line-cap': 'round',
          'line-join': 'round'
        },
        paint: {
          'line-color': '#000',
          'line-width': 2.5
        },
        filter: ['in', '$type', 'LineString']
    });

    map.on('click', function(e) {
        var features = map.queryRenderedFeatures(e.point, { layers: ['measure-points'] });

        // Remove the linestring from the group
        // So we can redraw it based on the points collection
        if (geojson.features.length > 1) geojson.features.pop();

        // Clear the Distance container to populate it with a new value
        distanceContainer.innerHTML = '';

        // If a marker was clicked, remove it from the
        if (features.length) {
            var id = features[0].properties.id;
            geojson.features = geojson.features.filter(function(point) {
                return point.properties.id !== id;
            });
        } else {
            var point = {
                "type": "Feature",
                "geometry": {
                    "type": "Point",
                    "coordinates": [
                        e.lngLat.lng,
                        e.lngLat.lat
                    ]
                },
                "properties": {
                    "id": String(new Date().getTime())
                }
            };

            geojson.features.push(point);
        }

        if (geojson.features.length > 1) {
            linestring.geometry.coordinates = geojson.features.map(function(point) {
                return point.geometry.coordinates;
            });

            geojson.features.push(linestring);

            // Populate the distanceContainer with total distance
            var value = document.createElement('pre');
            value.textContent = 'Total distance: ' + turf.lineDistance(linestring).toLocaleString() + 'km';
            distanceContainer.appendChild(value);
        }

        map.getSource('geojson').setData(geojson);
    });
});

map.on('mousemove', function (e) {
    var features = map.queryRenderedFeatures(e.point, { layers: ['measure-points'] });
    // UI indicator for clicking/hovering a point on the map
    map.getCanvas().style.cursor = (features.length) ? 'pointer' : 'crosshair';
});
</script>
